Buffalo Bills

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Chan Gailey predicts that we'll see the "old" Shawne Merriman this season.

Well, wouldn't this be nice for the Buffalo Bills? If Shawne Merriman can bounce back into his prime form and turn back into one of the most dominant pass-rushers in the NFL—Buffalo would love to see that.

Many probably believe that Gailey is on some sort of drug, well figuratively speaking, but Merriman did just turn 28 years old and has only five sacks since the 2009 season. I just don't see it happening. He's well out of his prime.

Perhaps Gailey is right, and Merriman does perform at a high level and makes us all look like morons, but I say it's time to put the "lights out" on Merriman's career.

New York Jets

Rex Ryan says there's no quarterback controversy with the New York Jets.

Despite common belief, and my own belief, Rex Ryan has publicly come out to say that there's no quarterback controversy with the New York Jets. Mark Sanchez is the starter and Tim Tebow is the backup.

However, the fact that Ryan has to come out and publicly say that makes me believe even more that there is a controversy in New York.

For starters, why would the Jets trade for Tebow? Why would anyone want Tebow on their roster just to be a backup? He brings far too much attention for a backup. Not to mention, he fits exactly what the Jets want to do, and that's run the football.

I'm still sticking to my guns and say that Tebow will be the starter at some point in the 2012 season for the Jets.

New York Giants

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The New York Giants gambled with Jake Ballard and lost to the New England Patriots, and Tom Coughlin is bothered.

The New York Giants thought that they could pull a fast one on the league by placing tight end Jake Ballard on waivers and then ultimately place him on the reserve and the physically unable to perform list.

But the New England Patriots blocked the move and got somewhat of a revenge for the team's loss in Super Bowl XLVI—but not really.

Ballard, who is recovering from major knee surgery this past February, will be on New England's 90-man roster until the first wave of cuts in late August and then will be placed on injured reserve.

Washington Redskins

Robert Griffin III is learning the Washington Redskins' offense very quickly.

Well, we're certainly off to a great start in the Robert Griffin III era with the Washington Redskins.

I actually am predicting that RG3 will win Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2012 and will produce similar numbers to what Cam Newton did this past season, but will be more efficient in the passing game.

Baltimore Ravens

Terrell Suggs simply "balled too hard" while playing basketball this offseason as he tore his Achilles tendon, but insists that he'll play in 2012.

To be honest with you, I think Suggs is talking out of his you-know-what.

But even if Suggs does return this season, I don't think he will be as effective as we're accustom to as his Achilles is certainly going to affect his explosiveness of his first step at the snap of the ball.

Cleveland Browns

Well, the Cleveland Browns really want Colt McCoy out of town, according to this report by Evan Silva of Pro Football Talk. According to Silva, they will look for not much in return in a trade.

It's clear that Brandon Weeden is the future of this franchise, as the Browns took him with the 22nd overall pick in this year's draft and have already listed him as their starter on their depth chart. Now it's just time to move the former starter, McCoy.

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Pittsburgh Steelers will likely place Rashard Mendenhall and Casey Hampton on the Physically Unable to Perform list.

With Rashard Mendenhall and Casey Hampton recovering from serious knee injuries, the Pittsburgh Steelers will likely be forced to place them on the PUP list, as it's highly unlikely that they'll be able to suit it up anytime soon.

Chicago Bears

With Matt Forte's future up in the air with the Chicago Bears as he's yet to sign his franchise tag tender and with his failed attendance to OTAs and minicamp, the team's coaching staff is not concerned.

I'm not too sure why they wouldn't be concerned—it's a new offense with Mike Tice taking the reins as offensive coordinator while Mike Martz walks out the exit door.

I'd definitely want my star running back on the field learning the changes in the offensive system.

Green Bay Packers

This should definitely bother Mike McCarthy, as the Green Bay Packers went 15-1 in the regular season but failed to win a single playoff game—it was a wasted season if you ask me.

McCarthy will have his Packers ready to go in 2012. Don't be surprised if this team is as dominant as it was a year ago, but we'll have to see how they fare in the postseason—that's if they even make it there.

Tennessee Titans

The veteran vs. the future star of the franchise—who do you think will win the starting job come Week 1 of the regular season?

If you ask me, I am predicting that Locker will get the job as he's more than NFL-ready and should have been the starter a year ago. But perhaps sitting on the bench all of last year was a good thing, as he likely gained much needed experience.

Kansas City Chiefs

This was definitely expected as the Kansas City Chiefs were very thin at nose tackle entering the 2012 NFL draft.

However, I am on record for saying that Dontari Poe will be a bust, and I'm sticking to my guns.

I see Poe as yet another combine warrior, a guy that shows up huge at the scouting combine but falls flat on his face on the football field.

Why can I be so confident? Because I've studied this guy on film, and he has a lot of weaknesses, and that's really alarming considering that he played at Memphis and played against inferior opponents.

Oakland Raiders

According to Mike Florio of ProFootball Talk, DeFilippo has been very impressed with Terrelle Pryor this offseason and believes in him as a quarterback. DeFilippo said of Pryor:

The first thing is, everybody knows how hard he’s working. He’s going to give himself a chance to be a good player in this league, because of his work ethic. He and I are in communication every day. He’s a gym rat here in this building. He loves being here, loves talking football, loves being around, playing the game. He’s getting better everyday.

The fact is, his strides he’s made from his first day here in this offense to where he is now have been good. We’ve just got to keep doing that every day. We’ve got to keep moving him forward and he’ll do that with his work ethic."

Arizona Cardinals

,this is bad news for John Skelton, as the team's head coach has gone on record for saying that he wants Kevin Kolb to be the Arizona Cardinals' starting quarterback.

Kolb had a very inconsistent first season with the Cards as he threw just nine touchdowns compared to eight interceptions in nine games in 2011. Kolb was simply not a winner as he posted a 3-6 record as the team's starter while his backup Skelton went 5-2.

Arizona definitely wants Kolb to be their starter, but we'll just have to wait and see if he can perform to the level that his head coach Ken Whisenhunt and the entire team thinks he can.

Randy caught a pass the other day, I mean—man, come on. He caught a pass, there were three guys on him in practice, and he went up with two hands, and he looked like the old Randy Moss that I used to watch when I was in high school and college.

If Moss can find the fountain of youth in 2012, then he's going to be an incredible asset to the San Francisco 49ers offense—all Alex Smith will have to do is just throw the ball in his direction. That's how talented Randy Moss is.